About the Authors
- Scott Zengel
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* E-mail: szengel@researchplanning.com
Affiliations Emergency Response Division, Office of Response and Restoration, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Seattle, Washington, United States of America, Research Planning, Inc. (RPI), Tallahassee, Florida, United States of America
- Brittany M. Bernik
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Affiliation Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
- Nicolle Rutherford
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Affiliation Emergency Response Division, Office of Response and Restoration, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Zachary Nixon
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Affiliations Emergency Response Division, Office of Response and Restoration, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Seattle, Washington, United States of America, Research Planning, Inc. (RPI), Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America
- Jacqueline Michel
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Affiliations Emergency Response Division, Office of Response and Restoration, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Seattle, Washington, United States of America, Research Planning, Inc. (RPI), Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: SZ, NR, ZN and JM served under the Deepwater Horizon Unified Command in Shoreline Cleanup Assessment Technique (SCAT) Program and NOAA Scientific Support Team roles to the U.S. Coast Guard during the emergency response. SZ, ZN and JM also provide scientific support to NOAA for natural resource damage assessment and restoration. SZ, ZN and JM are employed by RPI, a commercial company. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: SZ JM BMB ZN NR. Performed the experiments: SZ BMB NR ZN. Analyzed the data: SZ BMB ZN. Wrote the paper: SZ BMB ZN JM NR.